Excellent work-environment - Manager KAYAK Employee Review

5.0
Nov 9, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

KAYAK offers a very dynamic environment, crazy perks (all the ones listed in the job descriptions are real are more come in every year) and the company's atmosphere is the right balance between work-driven and chill. Great business outlooks. Probably the best work environment I've known in 15 years of professional activity.

Cons

KAYAK tries to be a start-up too hard, meaning communication can be a bit chaotic at times.

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5.0
Jan 27, 2026
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Pros

Great people and interesting industry to be in

Cons

Sometimes too focused on the data and not the human experience.

4.0
Nov 24, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits: Healthcare had great coverage and affordable monthly payments. I also really appreciated the work-from-wherever policy as well as all the office snacks. Fantastic people: I genuinely loved the people I worked with—they made me feel like I belonged and was appreciated. My manager worked to build me up, something that can't be said for a lot of places. Travel perks: The ability to travel for work made this experience incredibly rewarding.

Cons

Slow mobility: Trying to get promoted felt like a moving goalpost—the expectations changed every six months and made it nearly impossible to get to the next step. Even then, the business was stingy about who gets promoted, which was incredibly discouraging after years of trying to prove myself.

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